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Eskom says no more load reduction in seven key provinces in South Africa
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Fusion42 · 31 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Eskom announced that seven South African provinces, including the Eastern Cape, are now free of load reduction as generation capacity improves, with diesel expenditure falling sharply by 82.38% year-on-year. The utility aims to end load reduction nationwide by continuing to return additional generation capacity to the grid and improving power station performance.
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Eskom’s improvement in generation capacity and load reduction rollback opens fresh opportunities for energy storage and grid tech founders to offer solutions in the remaining affected regions. Your chance to support South Africa’s grid stabilisation is expanding as diesel reliance falls sharply.
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